Earlier this year, a caver was poring over satellite images of the Nullarbor Plain when he came across something unexpected: an enormous, mysterious scar etched into the barren landscape.

After the caver noticed a giant gash across a barren landscape, scientists discovered it was created by a ferocious tornado that no-one knew had occurred.

A caver was searching Google Earth images of the Australian outback and was surprised to stumble across a mysterious scar scored into the land. After some investigating, scientists found that the scar spotted on the Nullarbor Plain in southern Australia was caused by a strong tornado.

A man looking at Google Earth came across a shocking discovery in the Australian outback. Earlier in the year, a caver was checking through satellite images of Nullarbor Plain, in southern Australia, and found a 'mysterious scar' drilled into the landscape.

The accidental discovery of an 11-kilometre long ‘scar’ carved into dirt and rock in Australia’s remote outback has puzzled scientists since its abrupt emergence two years ago.